Kati Miettunen
kati.miettunen@utu.fi +358 29 450 2559 +358 40 544 8742 Office: P075 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-6262 |
Areas of expertise
energy; photovoltaics; materials science; solar cells; physics; bio-based materials; engineering
energy; photovoltaics; materials science; solar cells; physics; bio-based materials; engineering
Research community or research topic
Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
Research
My research focuses on next generation solar devices that could prepared using easy manufacturing methods and cheap materials. Besides development of novel materials for flexible solar cells and upscaling the technology, I study the lifetime issues of these technologies and sustainability of the approaches. Regarding the latter topic, my research lies in utilizing abundant and renewable materials such as wood-derivatives. Overall, I am interested in how increase of renewable energy production changes the future energy systems.
Teaching
I am the responsible professor for the bachelor and master programs in materials engineering. My personal focus area in teaching is energy materials. I have full formal qualifications in higher education pedagogics.
Publications 
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- Eco-design for perovskite solar cells to address future waste challenges and recover valuable materials (2023)
- Heliyon
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Entangled – Reimagining Textile Functionalities, Aesthetics and Sustainability (2023) Dumitrescu Delia, Talman Riikka, Bang Anne Louise, Harsaae Malene, Ladekarl Inger Marie, Pedersen Lena Kramer, Nielsen Tina Bull, Ege Amalie, Lawrynowicz Alicja, Miettunen Kati, Nizamov Rustem, Nyberg Mikael, Vapaavuori Jaana, Koskelo Laura, Vaara Maija, Mohan Mithila, Silva Pedro, Madani Zahra
(Other publication) - Horizontal-to-tilt irradiance conversion for high-latitude regions: a review and meta-analysis (2023)
- Frontiers in built environment
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Isolation of Mixed Compositions of Cellulose Nanocrystals, Microcrystalline Cellulose, and Lignin Nanoparticles from Wood Pulps (2023)
- ACS Omega
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Matching PV Production and Electricity Load on Household Level at High-Latitude Locations (2023)
- Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication ) - Validation of model chains for global tilted irradiance on East-West vertical bifacial photovoltaics at high latitudes (2023)
- Renewable Energy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Benefits of bifacial solar cells combined with low voltage power grids at high latitudes (2022)
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Encapsulation of commercial and emerging solar cells with focus on perovskite solar cells (2022)
- Solar Energy
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Modeling and Measuring the Power Output of Vertical Bifacial Solar Panels in Nordic Conditions (2022)
- Proceedings of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
(B3 Non-refereed article in a conference publication) - Plant-Based Structures as an Opportunity to Engineer Optical Functions in Next-Generation Light Management (2022)
- Advanced Materials
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
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